Akhnūr climate — normals and trends
Akhnūr (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 1,475 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is June (30.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Akhnūr averages 3 frost days, 132 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Akhnūr has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 9 June 2007) and the coldest -5.9 °C (on 11 January 1945).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AkhnūrJammu and Kashmir
- coords
- 32.90°, 74.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.6°C
Average daily high
26.7°C
Average daily low
14.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,475mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
8.9km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
132 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.6 °C
Average feels-like low
14.1 °C
Average peak gust
25.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
126 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.7 °C
9 June 2007
Coldest day
-5.9 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
324 mm
27 July 1995
Windiest day
31.8 km/h
2 May 2003
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
8 February 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
29 June 1964
Coldest feels-like
-10.0 °C
11 January 1945
Snowiest day
0.8 cm
19 January 1953
Sunniest day
14.0 h
30 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 18 mm | -81 mm |
| Feb | 21.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 177 mm | +56 mm |
| Mar | 24.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 53 mm | -68 mm |
| Apr | 32.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 19 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 34.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 24 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 35.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 181 mm | +105 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 405 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 521 mm | +160 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 271 mm | +170 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 47 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 23.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 19.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 7 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Akhnūr?
Akhnūr has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 1,475 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Akhnūr?
The hottest day measured in Akhnūr between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2007, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Akhnūr?
The coldest day measured in Akhnūr between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -5.9 °C.
Does it snow in Akhnūr?
Almost never: Akhnūr sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Akhnūr warmed?
Yes: Akhnūr warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Akhnūr?
The wettest day measured in Akhnūr between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1995, with 324 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Akhnūr?
The windiest day measured in Akhnūr between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 2003, with winds reaching 31.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Akhnūr?
The warmest month in Akhnūr is June (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Akhnūr?
Akhnūr receives on average 1,475 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Akhnūr?
Akhnūr gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Akhnūr?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Akhnūr between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1953, with 0.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Akhnūr?
Yes: Akhnūr has on average 126 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Akhnūr?
In Akhnūr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 29 June 1964, and the lowest was -10.0 °C on 11 January 1945.
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